. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/JPN/146 
19 May 2005 
 (05-2034) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   JAPAN
 
If applicable, name of local govern ment involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   Tokyo 
Metropolitan Government 
2. Agency responsible:   Tokyo Metropolitan Government 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   Article 3.2 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Home electric appliances 
(air conditioners, electric refrigerators, and TV receivers (CRT type)) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment of the 
"Tokyo Metropolitan Government Ordinance on th e Environment to Secure the Health and 
Safety of Citizens of Tokyo" (TMG ordinance No.215, 2000) and its implementation regulations (TMG implemen tation regulation No.34, 2001), and enactment of the 
"Standards for Comparative A ssessment Methods on Certain Home Electric Appliances" 
and "Labels which Show Energy-Saving Performance" (TMG notification of adoption: 
2005) (2 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:    
(1) Amendment of the "Tokyo Metropolitan G overnment Ordinance on the Environment to 
Secure the Health and Safety of Citizens of  Tokyo" and its implementation regulations. 
The proposed amendment would require home elect ric appliances retailers to label energy 
saving performance of certain home electri c appliances (air conditioners, electric 
refrigerators, and TV receivers (CRT type)) when they are displayed at their stores in 
Tokyo.  
(2) Enactment of the "Standards for Compara tive Assessment Methods on Certain Home 
Electric Appliances” and “Labels which Show Energy-Saving Performance" 
These proposed standards present the technical requirement for labelling. G/TBT/N/JPN/146 
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   In 
Tokyo, since the rate of CO2 emission from hou seholds is larger than that of Japan’s 
average, there is the necessity to furthe r reduce CO2 emissions from households through 
dissemination of energy-saving electric appliances. Therefore Tokyo Metropolitan 
Government proposes to introduce the labelling system. 
8. Relevant documents:   The amendment will appear in "TOKYO-TO KOHO" (Official 
Gazette) when adopted. 
9. Proposed date of 
adoption:   
  
 
Proposed date of entry 
into force:    TMG ordinance No.215, TMG implementation regulation 
No.34:  31 March 2005 
TMG notification: 
Air conditioners and electric refrigerators:  12 May 2005 TV receivers:  August 2005 or later 
 
Air conditioners and electric refrigerators:  July 2005 
TV receivers:  October 2005 or later 
10. Final date for comments:    30 June 2005 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Contact: 
Department of  Planning and Coordination  Division of Urban and Global Environment  Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government 
2-8-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku  
Tokyo 163-8001 JAPAN 
Tel: (+81)-3-5388-3443 
Fax: (+81)-3-5388-1380 Email: Akira_Sugiyama@member.metro.tokyo.jp